Skip to main content
Premium Trial:

Request an Annual Quote

New Products Posted to GenomeWeb This Week: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Myriad Genetics, Asuragen

Thermo Fisher Scientific QuantStudio 5 Real-Time PCR System

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 5 Real-Time PCR system for human identification. The system is designed to deliver efficient performance with a smaller footprint and lower annual maintenance costs, the company said. It has been optimized with the new HID Real-Time PCR Analysis Software v1.3, which allows researcher to perform data analysis with a virtual standard curve feature to minimize variation and reduce costs associated with using standards on every plate. The software also includes quantification and short tandem repeat setup features.


Myriad Genetics EndoPredict Test

Myriad Genetics has launched the EndoPredict test, a second-generation test for assessing the 10-year risk of disease recurrence in patients with ER+ HER2- early-stage breast cancer. The test includes proliferation-related genes and hormone receptor-related genes to provide clinicians with an accurate assessment of early and late risk recurrence, the company said. It uses this information to definitively classify patients as low or high risk, which helps clinicians make therapy decisions going forward.


Asuragen AmplideX PCR/CE TOMM40 Kit

Asuragen has launched a kit in its AmplideX line to detect poly-T polymorphisms in the TOMM40 gene using PCR and capillary electrophoresis. The AmplideX PCR/CE TOMM40 Kit expands the firm's portfolio into the neurodegeneration, dementia progression, and Alzheimer’s disease research space. It builds on Asuragen's success with its FMR1 and C9orf72 kits, which also reveal definitive genotypes from repetitive DNA and overcome challenges associated with high homology sequences.


For more new products and services, please visit the New Products page on our website.

The Scan

Machine Learning Helps ID Molecular Mechanisms of Pancreatic Islet Beta Cell Subtypes in Type 2 Diabetes

The approach helps overcome limitations of previous studies that had investigated the molecular mechanisms of pancreatic islet beta cells, the authors write in their Nature Genetics paper.

Culture-Based Methods, Shotgun Sequencing Reveal Transmission of Bifidobacterium Strains From Mothers to Infants

In a Nature Communications study, culture-based approaches along with shotgun sequencing give a better picture of the microbial strains transmitted from mothers to infants.

Microbial Communities Can Help Trees Adapt to Changing Climates

Tree seedlings that were inoculated with microbes from dry, warm, or cold sites could better survive drought, heat, and cold stress, according to a study in Science.

A Combination of Genetics and Environment Causes Cleft Lip

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigate what combination of genetic and environmental factors come into play to cause cleft lip/palate.